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noun an assembly of persons brought together for common religious worship.
the act of congregating or the state of being congregated.
a gathered or assembled body; assemblage.
an organization formed for the purpose of providing for worship of God, for religious education, and for other church activities; a local church society.
the people of Israel. Exodus 12:3,6; Leviticus 4:13.
New Testament . the Christian church in general.
Roman Catholic Church . a committee of cardinals or other ecclesiastics. a community of men or women, either with or without vows, observing a common rule. (at English universities) the general assembly of the doctors, fellows, etc.
(in colonial North America) a parish, town, plantation, or other settlement.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of congregation First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English congregacio(u)n, from Anglo-French or directly from Latin congregātiōn- (stem of congregātiō ); see congregate, -ion
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Example sentences from the Web for congregation Adults baptized in the Holy Spirit have their faith reborn and strengthened by members of the congregation laying their hands on them.
What Is Charismatic Catholicism? | LGBTQ-Editor| September 29, 2020| No Straight News
As most don’t regularly gather like a church congregation , religiously unaffiliated Americans can be difficult to reach.
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Many of them are too busy helping their congregation s deal with the direct impact of the pandemic to spend much time countering conspiracy theories.
Evangelicals are looking for answers online. They’re finding QAnon instead. | Abby Ohlheiser| August 26, 2020| MIT Technology Review
Suddenly he understood that his efforts to protect his congregation from covid-19 had contributed to a different sort of infection.
Evangelicals are looking for answers online. They’re finding QAnon instead. | Abby Ohlheiser| August 26, 2020| MIT Technology Review
Art is all about congregation , and it can have supportive factors online.
India’s cultural institutions are fighting to keep the arts alive during a pandemic | Manavi Kapur| July 22, 2020| Quartz
The congregation was warm, friendly, and welcoming—traits, he says, he later came to believe they used to coax members in.
Beaten By His Church for Being Gay | Justin Jones| December 16, 2014| DAILY BEAST
One woman, BB, is a former pastor who was outed to her congregation before she could even tell her loved ones.
Mississippi Is Hell for These Lesbians | Emily Shire| August 8, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Members of the congregation will join in hymns during the performance.
The First Americans to Observe the 4th Were Moravian Pacifists | Linda C. Brinson| July 4, 2014| DAILY BEAST
I asked a question once, from the top lay-member of our congregation in Greenhaven.
A Jewish Ex-Con Recalls Keeping Kosher with the Faithful in Prison | Daniel Genis| May 11, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The New York Board of Rabbis would send in cases of macaroons for the congregation at every Passover.
A Jewish Ex-Con Recalls Keeping Kosher with the Faithful in Prison | Daniel Genis| May 11, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The congregation is very small, consisting almost exclusively of women, who seem to do penance for both sexes in Cuba.
Foot-prints of Travel | Maturin M. Ballou
The congregation was not proportioned to the size of the great edifice.
Our Hundred Days in Europe | Oliver Wendell Holmes
It is not hard to make for oneself a colourful picture of a typical Sunday congregation in these dead and gone days.
Greenwich Village | Anna Alice Chapin
Again, "Disturbing the Congregation " is an etching subject, elaborated.
The Life Of George Cruikshank, Vol. II. (of II) | Blanchard Jerrold
One congregation dwells below on the shore by the sea, the other is in the castle above.
The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela | Benjamin of Tudela
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British Dictionary definitions for congregation noun a group of persons gathered for worship, prayer, etc, esp in a church or chapel
the act of congregating or collecting together
a group of people, objects, etc, collected together; assemblage
the group of persons habitually attending a given church, chapel, etc
RC Church a society of persons who follow a common rule of life but who are bound only by simple vows Also called: dicastery an administrative subdivision of the papal curia an administrative committee of bishops for arranging the business of a general council mainly British an assembly of senior members of a university
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